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Top 5 Bulletin Board Ideas
Bulletin boards are not just for show, they can be interactive and informative too. By Ann Whittemore No classroom would feel complete without at least one bulletin board to display student work or learning concepts. Bulletin boards are commonly used as ways to show off student work or convey class... -
Teacher tips: How to use your voice as an effective teaching tool
One of the most effective tools you have as a teacher is your voice. Think back to your favorite school teachers – what was it about them that won your heart? Chances are, they knew how to catch your attention, make the subject interesting and inspire you to learn.You can... -
10 tips for classroom discipline and management
There are thirty of them and only one of you. The first time you stand at the front of your classroom you must gain the respect and co-operation of your students, if you’re to do the job you’ve been hired to do: teach the required curriculum for the grade level... -
Improving the Training of School Administrators
Among the meager benefits of the, “No Child Left Behind” legislation has been the additional “training” that has been provided for practicing classroom teachers and school administrators. Additional training for classroom teachers has, deservedly, received a lot of attention because of the improved learning that it is likely to enable... -
Factors to consider for teachers transitioning to school administrator roles
by dpspanwar CommentAdministration, Articles, Classroom Management, Duties, Leadership, Principal, Professional Development for Teachers, TeachersJuly 15, 2011Teachers often think that they can do a better job as a principal than their current supervisor is doing. So the decision awaits the classroom teacher. Should the teacher make the transition from classroom teacher to principal? Although one factor may be the increased salary, the teacher needs to take... -
Top 7 Ways to Engage Students in Math
If you are a teacher that is frustrated by a student’s lack of interest in math class, you are not alone. Teachers across the nation, and generations of teachers before them, have struggled with engaging their students in this traditionally dry academic subject. All is not lost. You do not... -
Keep your brain active
During my many years as a student and then later as a teacher, I’ve witnessed firsthand many different teaching styles, personalities, and attitudes. Many combinations work, and many don’t. For a first year teacher starting out, it can be very difficult to know what will work best. If I were... -
The best job in the world
Teaching is a sacred job that has to be done with every sense of responsibility. It is a calling and should be done with the deepest level of commitment. To be a good and successful teacher requires passion, aptitude and training. In my experience as a teacher for more than... -
Patience is required every day and in every way within any classroom
You might have two or three degrees and still have no ability to teach. You could be the most intelligent man or woman alive, but in a classroom full of students, you’d never survive. Good teachers are born that way, and a college degree is simply icing on the cake....
